“We meet again.”
The ones blocking Yan Shoyi and his group were Yi Hehuan and Fukada Ichiro.
Yi Hehuan was half-leaning on Fukada Ichiro, her posture alluring, while Fukada Ichiro stared at Yan Shoyi with menacing intensity.
If Long Feicheng were here, he would definitely curse them as a pair of scoundrels.
Yan Shoyi looked at the two and said calmly, “Who are you looking for?”
“Of course, we’re looking for you,” Yi Hehuan smiled. “Stop pretending, Yan Shoyi. We saw through your identity long ago.”
Ling Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but ask, “How did you see through his identity?”
Fukada Ichiro waved his phone in front of everyone. “Yesterday, when we arrived in Rongcheng, I called the people at Shengxian Temple from my phone, and it was that Long Feicheng’s phone that rang in the end.”
Hearing Fukada Ichiro even utter Long Feicheng’s name, Yan Shoyi knew that Yi Hehuan and Fukada Ichiro had conducted a deep investigation on them over the past day.
The fact that they were able to evade Xue Kai’s surveillance and accomplish so much made Yan Shoyi have to admire them.
Moreover, Fukada Ichiro’s deduction was well-founded. It was likely that the investigation started with initial suspicions, and they gradually uncovered Yan Shoyi’s true identity.
“Are you here to kill me?” Yan Shoyi asked again.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zitong had already tightened her grip on the Red God Umbrella, and the Soul-Calling Bell in her hand gently shook.
“Don’t be nervous.”
Yi Hehuan chuckled softly, moved away from Fukada Ichiro, and walked towards Yan Shoyi and the others with ease.
*Clang—*
Lin Zitong abruptly used the tip of the Red God Umbrella to draw a line on the ground at Yi Hehuan’s feet as a warning. “Don’t come any closer. Speak quickly if you have something to say!”
Yi Hehuan was enchantingly seductive to the bone. She possessed an innate charm that was highly invasive to Lin Zitong.
Fortunately, Lin Zitong was no pushover. As long as Yi Hehuan dared to take another step forward, Lin Zitong would not hesitate to teach her a lesson.
Yi Hehuan seemed surprised by Lin Zitong’s ability. She stopped and teased,
“Yan Shoyi, having such a good wife like her truly gives me no chance.”
Yan Shoyi said coldly, “I repeat what my wife just said, spit it out!”
“Alright, then I’ll be brief,” Yi Hehuan said lightly. “Hand over the Luban Book, and we can spare your life.”
Yan Shoyi smiled. So this woman was after the Luban Book.
Setting aside the mysterious lower volume of the Luban Book, the upper volume was already a treasure, and the middle volume recorded the strengths of various schools of thought. Anyone who obtained the Luban Book would only be a matter of time before they rose to prominence.
However, due to Yan Shoyi’s abilities, no one in Rongcheng dared to covet the Luban Book before. Unexpectedly, he encountered Yi Hehuan again now.
It seemed that Yi Hehuan and Fukada Ichiro had reached an agreement, and their common goal was the Luban Book.
“You are not the first person to covet the Luban Book, nor will you be the last,” Yan Shoyi revealed his Zanpakuto. “If anyone can snatch the Luban Book from my hands, it certainly won’t be you!”
With the other party’s hostility so obvious, Yan Shoyi would not coax Yi Hehuan like he coaxed Ling Xiaoxiao. He directly revealed his weapon.
The two sides were on the verge of an explosion!
The moment Yan Shoyi revealed his Zanpakuto, countless weasels suddenly emerged from the darkness of the lighthouse!
Those weasels were much fiercer than ordinary ones, baring their fangs and claws to bite. Lin Zitong frowned and swept her umbrella, sending a group flying.
Ling Xiaoxiao was also not idle. Her movement technique was as fast as lightning. She weaved through a group of lunging weasels, her Emei刺 stabbing in and out. The ground was soon littered with a pile of weasel corpses.
While the two women dealt with the weasels, Yan Shoyi did not forget about Yi Hehuan and Fukada Ichiro, the true threats.
Fukada Ichiro stepped forward, took out a human-shaped talisman from his sleeve, and chanted something.
Then, the human-shaped talisman burned, and a giant black shadow appeared behind him!
Yan Shoyi was certain that that thing was definitely not a weasel summoned by a Chimata Immortal!
Because, although it had a human body, it had three hideous dog heads!
“Earthbound Spirit, San Keng Ya Si!!” Fukada Ichiro shouted loudly.
Yan Shoyi’s expression changed drastically.
Fukada Ichiro was more than just a Chimata Immortal!
He was also an Onmyoji from Japan!
The one he had made a pact with was not a weasel, but this Shikigami Earthbound Spirit behind him!
Onmyoji from Japan originally originated from China, but they had also developed their own special abilities over the long river of time.
The biggest characteristic was that Onmyoji liked to take in mountain spirits and monsters as servants, also known as Shikigami.
Those Shikigami were diverse, and there were quite a few powerful ones.
The Shikigami summoned by Fukada Ichiro belonged to Earthbound Spirits. Their origin was the souls of the dead, but they refused to leave due to lingering resentment, which was somewhat similar to the vengeful spirits Yan Shoyi knew.
Because of the resentment in their hearts, their souls became increasingly deformed, which caused the Earthbound Spirit summoned by Fukada Ichiro to grow three hideous dog heads.
What truly made Yan Shoyi wary was that Fukada Ichiro was not only an Onmyoji he had never encountered before, but he was also a member of the Zhao family, and might have inherited some skills from the Chimata Immortals.
The combination of the two would surely produce miraculous effects. Otherwise, the Zhao family would not have sent Fukada Ichiro, who had just returned to the country, to carry out the mission of hunting down Yan Shoyi!
“Yan Shoyi, hand over the Luban Book!” Fukada Ichiro issued his ultimatum.
Yan Shoyi gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on his Zanpakuto.
He suddenly charged forward, slashing at San Keng Ya Si with his sword!
Counterattack was Yan Shoyi’s answer!
Fukada Ichiro’s expression sank. He swung his left fist, and the leftmost head of the Shikigami San Keng Ya Si behind him opened its mouth and bit at Yan Shoyi.
“San Keng Ya Si’s teeth are as hard as steel. You are courting death!” Fukada Ichiro mocked.
However, in the next second, reality brutally slapped Fukada Ichiro in the face!
A flash of sword light flickered, and the left head of San Keng Ya Si was directly severed by Yan Shoyi!
The giant dog head detached from the body and fell to the ground. Its mouth kept opening and closing, its eyes filled with shock and fear.
The other two dog heads were also extremely enraged, whimpering and trying to retrieve the severed dog head.
“This is impossible!”
Fukada Ichiro roared.
Yan Shoyi laughed heartily, “Fukada Ichiro, I think you’ve absorbed too much vital energy from Yi Hehuan, making you weak, haven’t you?”
Fukada Ichiro’s pupils contracted, and he instinctively glared at Yi Hehuan with anger.
Yi Hehuan snorted, “I only absorb lifespan, not your cultivation. The reason your dog head was cut off is your own fault. Don’t blame me!”
But Yi Hehuan’s answer made Fukada Ichiro even more angry. If Yi Hehuan hadn’t absorbed his vital energy, wouldn’t that mean he, Fukada Ichiro, was just this weak, all thunder and no rain, easily subdued by Yan Shoyi?!
Disbelieving, Fukada Ichiro controlled the remaining dog heads again and attacked Yan Shoyi.
This time, Fukada Ichiro was on guard and went all out, finally making Yan Shoyi feel some pressure.
The space on the lighthouse was not wide to begin with, which also limited Yan Shoyi’s movements.
Seeing Yan Shoyi expose an opening, Fukada Ichiro took out three more human-shaped talismans.
“Floating Spirit, Kurokawa Riku!”
“Kuda Kitsune, Ninomiya Yuki!”
“Inu Oni, Shiba Ki Taro!”
He summoned three new Shikigami simultaneously: the human-like ghost Kurokawa Riku, the fox-like Ninomiya Yuki, and the black demonic dog Shiba Ki Taro.
All three exuded a strong sense of resentment, clearly not to be trifled with!
Among them, the Inu Oni lunged at Yan Shoyi, while the other two went for Lin Zitong and Ling Xiaoxiao!
For a moment, on the small top of the lighthouse, the two sides fought back and forth, locked in a fierce struggle!
Fukada Ichiro sneered,
“My ancestors were too ignorant. Since they were chosen to become Chimata Immortals, it means their bloodline is extraordinary. Why did they choose to submit to small weasels? Chimata Immortals should be like me, making countless ghosts submit, making them willingly become my servants. I will use them to build an invincible army of Shikigami and conquer the world—starting with you three!!”
Yan Shoyi was disdainful of Fukada Ichiro’s arrogant monologue.
If capturing more Shikigami could lead to world domination, why would the Zhao family be like a mouse crossing the street, hunted by everyone?
They should have dominated the world long ago, and it wouldn’t be Fukada Ichiro’s turn to boast here?!
Therefore, Fukada Ichiro’s seemingly powerful grand ambition must have some fatal flaws.
As long as Yan Shoyi found this flaw, he could directly defeat the troublesome Fukada Ichiro!
And at the same time—Yan Shoyi dared not forget Yi Hehuan’s existence. While fighting both San Keng Ya Si and Shiba Ki Taro, he was also keeping a close eye on Yi Hehuan’s movements!
Yi Hehuan still had not made a move. Her alluring peach blossom eyes seemed to be observing something, like a cunning fox ready to strike a fatal blow at any moment.